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Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707

Open-access database containing the proceedings of old Scottish parliaments, 1235 to 1707. Produced by the Scottish Parliament Project at the University of St Andrews, the database is the most comprehensive collection of Scottish parliamentary proceedings ever produced; it includes legislation, records of parliamentary proceedings, petitions, letters patent, charters and other documents. Latin and English parallel texts are provided. There are simple and advanced search facilities, or the data can be browsed by reign.

House of Lords Appointments Commission

The House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC) is an independent public body established in 2000 as part of a transitional phase in the reform of the House of Lords (as set out in the 1999 white paper, ‘Modernising Parliament, Reforming the House of Lords’, Cm 4183). It recommends people for appointment to non-party-political life peerages and also vets nominations (including nominations by political parties) for life peerages.

World Legal Materials from the Middle East

Collection of links to resources for the law of Middle Eastern jurisdictions, provided by the Cornell Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School. Covers 15 countries. Includes links to constitutions, government websites, some judicial sites, a few collections of laws and other materials relating to the law and legal systems of the Middle East. Most of the materials linked to are in English, but some are in Arabic and some in French.

Peter Forskaal: Thoughts on Civil Liberty

Website dedicated to and celebrating Peter Forsskål's influential treatise Tankar om borgerliga friheten (Thoughts on Civil Liberty) published in Sweden in 1792. Forsskal's work contributed to access to information and the abolition of prior censorship which was established in 1766 by law in Sweden. The site gives information about the history of the work, access to the original pamphlet text and in English translation and in several other languages. Details of events related to freedom of information, civil liberties and the legacy of Peter Forskaal are provided.

Attorney General’s Chambers of Montserrat

Official website of the Attorney General of Montserrat who is the Government’s chief legal adviser. The site provides access to all laws in force in Montserrat including acts, statutory instruments and statutory rules and orders. The Acts section has full text (PDF) legislation contained in the 2008 Revised Edition of the Laws of Montserrat along with amendments and new acts passed since 2008. The Omitted Laws section contains all laws excluded from the last revised edition of laws.

Haitian Law Digital Collection

The Haitian Law Digital Collection provides access to digitised versions of Haitian legal documents. The collection forms part of the Digital Library of the Caribbean a “cooperative digital library for resources from and about the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean” administered by Florida International University in partnership with the University of the Virgin Islands and the University of Florida. The site currently offers documents from the mid nineteenth century through to 2007 including legislation, government publications and periodicals.

Constitution of Montserrat

Full text (PDF) copy of the 2010 Montserrat Constitution made freely available online by the Montserrat Constitution and Commissions’ Secretariat. Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. The Constitution contains sections dealing with the fundamental rights and freedoms, the Executive, the judiciary and the role of the Governor.

Canon Law Society of America

Website of the Canon Law Society of America (CLSA) a professional association “dedicated to the promotion of both the study and application of canon law in the Catholic Church”. The CLSA was formed in 1939 and the website provides information on the governors and committees of the society. The CLSA constitution and by-laws are also provided along with full text copies of the online newsletter available back to 2003. CLSA members provide advisory opinions on the Code of Canon Law and canonical issues which can be downloaded from the site.

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